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Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Davenport, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery by Wallace Funeral Home of Tulia.

Mr. Barbour was born Aug. 18, 1925, in Spearman. He married Lucille Jennings on Sept. 2, 1948, in Tulia. He moved to Tulia from Dumas in 1936 and graduated from Tulia High School.

He graduated from Amarillo Business College and served in the Third Army in Europe under Gen. Patton during World War II. After his discharge he returned to Tulia and established a Propane Distribution Business with his brother, Van Barbour.

In 1956 they purchased the Phillips 66 wholesale gas, diesel and oil distribution company from their father, now called Barbour Brothers. In 1974 he bought his brother's part of the business.

He was recently recognized by Phillips 66 as the second longest independently owned distributorship in the company with 55 years of service. He was a member of First Baptist Church for more than 50 years.

He had served on the Tulia City Council and served as camp chairman for the Salvation Army to select underprivileged kids to go to Salvation Army Camp. He raised Simmental Cattle and was a member of the American Simmental Association and the Texas Simmental Association.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Van Earl Barbour; and a sister, Annabelle Kirkpatrick.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Susan Howell of Canyon; a son, Todd Barbour of Amarillo; a brother, Dr. Larry Barbour of Quanah; five grandchildren, Shana Weaver of London, England, Jason Howell of College Station and Cooper Barbour, Keldon Barbour and Payton Barbour, all of Amarillo; and two great-grandchildren, Lauren Weaver and Rachel Weaver, both of London.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa, Colonial Chapel, with the Rev. J.C. Burt, pastor of Barrett Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Pampa.

Mrs. Black moved to Pampa in 1998 from Oklahoma City where she had lived since 1964. She was retired from the state of Oklahoma Tax Commission for which she worked for 24 years.

Survivors include a daughter, Rebekah Nunn of Pampa; a son, Adam Black of Del City, Okla.; her mother, Wanda Davis of Pampa; three sisters, Gloria Brown of Pampa, Jean Martin Hand of Shawnee, Okla., and Barbara Phillips of Oklahoma City; 10 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Church of Christ with Mr. Charles Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Lazy U Ranch Cemetery by Smith Funeral Home of Quanah.

Mrs. Simmons was born Nov. 16, 1921 in Quanah, the daughter of the late R.J. "Buck" and Myrtle (Quisenberry) Wilson. She and Frederick Street Simmons were married Aug. 26, 1941, in Quanah.

Survivors include a son, Fred Simmons of Quanah; and three grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to a favorite charity.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 11, 2002

Richard Esquivel

HEREFORD - Richard Esquivel, 72, died Saturday, March 9, 2002.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today in La Iglesia de San Jose with Monsignor Orville Blum officiating. Burial will be in St. Anthony's Catholic Cemetery by Rix Funeral Directors of Hereford.

Mr. Esquivel was born on Sept. 11, 1929, in Winters. He married Herminia Quirino on Aug. 6, 1948, in Clovis, N.M.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Esmeralda San Miguel of Hereford; two brothers, Jessie Esquivel of Heyburn, Idaho, and Tony Esquivel of Caldwell, Idaho; a sister, Minerva Valerio of Rupert, Idaho; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 11, 2002

Della Halliburton

BOOKER - Della Halliburton, 86, died Thursday, March 7, 2002.

Services will be at 10 a.m. today in First Baptist Church of Booker with the Rev. Brent Farney officiating. Burial will be in Heart Cemetery by Good Samaritan Funeral Service of Booker.

Mrs. Halliburton was born Jan. 23, 1916, near LaKemp, Okla., to Willard and May (Stapp) Garton. On Jan. 28, 1939, she married Lyle Halliburton at Perryton and they made their home on a farm south of Booker where they were engaged in farming and ranching until moving to Booker in 1981.

Survivors include two sons, L.G. Halliburton and Wesley Halliburton, both of Booker; a daughter, Ida Wilson of Lebo, Kan.; a brother, Roy Garton of Booker; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to the First Baptist Church of Booker.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 11, 2002

Otto Olson

HEREFORD - Otto Olson, 106, died Saturday, March 9, 2002.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Lamar Room of Kings Manor Retirement Home of Hereford with the Rev. John Bethard, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Hereford, officiating. Burial will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery of Hereford by Gililland-Watson Funeral Home.

Mr. Olson was a retired farmer. He was a veteran of the Army serving in World War I. He received the "National Order of the Legion of Honour" from the French government in December 2000.

Survivors include a son, Lloyd Olson of Hereford; a daughter, Christine Pettyjohn of Chandler, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to Kings Manor/Westgate of Hereford; or to First Presbyterian Church of Hereford.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in First Baptist Church with the Rev. Robert Field, Baptist minister, officiating. Burial with military rites by the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be in Panhandle Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2820 Virginia Circle.

Mr. Anderson was born in Panhandle and had been a lifetime resident. He graduated from Panhandle High School in 1944. He served with the Army Infantry, 160th regiment, 40th and 6th divisions in the Pacific for 16 months during World War II.

He worked for Phillips Petroleum Co. for 17 years as a plant manager and technician. He was a rural mail carrier for the postal service for 15 years and farmed for 15 years.

He was a member of First Baptist Church, J.E. Pietzch Chapter 26 of the Disabled American Veterans and American Legion Post No. 54. He married Clara Juanita Eakes on Nov. 22, 1948, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Anderson, southwest of Panhandle.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Kathryn Juanell Anderson in 1999; a son, Steven Douglas Anderson in 1988; two brothers, Bryan Douglas Anderson in 1994 and Don R. Anderson in 1996; and a grandson, Christopher Lee Caylor in 1980.

Viewing will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. today in Minton/Chatwell Funeral Home of Panhandle.

The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at Minton/Chatwell Funeral Home of Panhandle.

The family will be at the family home southwest of Panhandle.

The family suggests memorials be to Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital and Nursing Home, the American Cancer Society and the VFW in Panhandle.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 11, 2002

Ruby N. Riley

WELLINGTON - Ruby N. Riley, 90, died Sunday, March 10, 2002.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in First United Methodist Church with Darl Eigenmann, lay speaker, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens Cemetery by Adams Funeral Home of Wellington.

Mrs. Riley was born on Aug. 1, 1911, in Eastland County to Walter Johnson and Mona Dillard Johnson. She taught school in Saltfork, Quail, Hopkins and retired from the Pampa Independent School District.

She was a member of First Methodist Church. She married L.S. Riley on Jan. 19, 1951, in Wellington. She was a member of the Retired Teachers Association.

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1980; a stepson, Richard Riley; two sisters; and a brother.

Survivors include four sisters, Alma Wilson of Amarillo, Isla Mae Morris, Golda Jones and Esta Glenn, all of Wellington; and a brother, R.B. Johnson of Fremont, Neb.

The family suggests memorials be to Wellington Cemetery Association; or First United Methodist Church.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 11, 2002

Darwin Dayton Canaday

PAMPA - Darwin Dayton Canaday, 86, died Sunday, March 10, 2002.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints with Bishop Dean Looper, bishop of the Pampa ward with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Bob Wood officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.

Mr. Canaday was a caretaker at Memory Gardens Cemetery in 1962, retiring in 1980 after 18 years of service. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Survivors include his wife, Ruth; five daughters, Bonita Musick of Lefors, Loretta Tice and Dorthie Getman, both of Dumas, Roberta McVety of Durant, Okla., and Edith Martin of Pampa; two sons, Lee Canaday and Bill Canaday, both of Pampa; 28 grandchildren; and 49 great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice of Pampa, 800 N. Sumner, Pampa, TX 79065.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 11, 2002

Jolene Thompson

GRUVER - Jolene Thompson, 62, died Saturday, March 9, 2002.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jerry Moore officiating. Burial will be in Gruver Cemetery by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman.

Mrs. Thompson was born in Hansford County in 1939 and had lived in Gruver all her life. She married Bobby Thompson in 1958 at Gruver. She was a homemaker, volunteer for the American Cancer Society and a member of Gruver United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Clifford and Mary Jo George; a sister, Sandra Coker; and a granddaughter, Sarah Bell.

Survivors include her husband; a son Rickey Thompson of Gruver; a daughter, Shonna Gammon Morley and husband, Jimmy, of Gruver; a sister, Lariece Copeland of New Boston; two granddaughters, Heather Gammon of Liberal, Kan., and Cherlynn Thompson of Stillwater, Okla.; a grandson, Clayton Thompson of Gruver; two aunts; an uncle; three nephews; a niece; and many cousins.

The family suggests memorials be to American Kidney Fund; American Diabetes Association; Hansford Hospice; or to a favorite charity.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 11, 2002

Amarillo

Ray Jinkins

Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. today in Coulter Road Baptist Church with the Rev. Travis LaDuke officiating. Inurnment will be in Llano Mausoleum by Schooler Funeral Home, 4100 S. Georgia St.

Mr. Jinkins was born in Trenton and graduated from Borger High School. He attended Eastern New Mexico University. He served in the Army National Guard. He married Joan Murray in Tulip in 1965.

They lived in Dallas for many years where he owned and operated Park-Allen Inc. He moved to Panhandle in 1978 where he was involved in the oil and gas industry. He was founder and president of Westgate Car Washes from 1985 to 1997.

He was preceded in death by a son, Douglas Jinkins on Dec. 5, 1997.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Stuart Jinkins of Amarillo; a daughter, Jennifer Rossen of Terrell; his father, R.C. Jinkins of Borger; a brother, Tim Jinkins of Lubbock; and four nephews, Curt Jinkins and Cody Jinkins, both of San Marcos, Jeff Murray of Dallas and Jim Murray of Bonham.

The family suggests memorials be to Amarillo Area Casa, P.O. Box 691, Amarillo, TX 79106.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 11, 2002

Harold Thomas Waldrop

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in N.S. Griggs & Sons Funeral Directors, Pioneer Chapel, 2615 Paramount Blvd., with the Rev. Roy Wheeler, minister emeritus of Paramount Terrace Christian Church, and the Rev. Dan Campbell, of Community Fellowship Church at Round Rock, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery East.

Mr. Waldrop was born April 4, 1924, in Caldwell Parish in Grayson, La. He married Nedra Campbell on Feb. 11, 1977. He was a lifelong educator, teaching high school in Louisiana for 18 years.

He coached the 1967 Louisiana State Championship, Class 2A basketball team. The last 20 years of his career he taught chemistry and physics at Amarillo College.

He was a World War II veteran and was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries received while serving in the Army Air Corps as a navigator on a B26 bomber which was lost in action over southern France.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Sarah Robinson of Grayson; two sons, Stan Waldrop and Hal Waldrop, both of Dallas; a stepson, Dan Campbell of Round Rock; two stepdaughters, Jan Stennett of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Roxanne Frazier of Albuquerque, N.M.; four brothers, S.L. Waldrop of Little Rock, Ark., Joseph Waldrop of Memphis, Tenn., Bob Waldrop of Kansas City, Mo., and Bryant Waldrop of New Orleans; two sisters, Athalie Duncan of Pineville, La., and Mildred Rosser of Atlanta; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to Community Fellowship Church, P.O. Box 5178, Round Rock, TX 78680.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in Rix Funeral Home Chapel of Lubbock with the Rev. Bo Lewis, pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Lubbock, and the Rev. Ray Guy, grandson, officiating. Entombment will be in Resthaven Mausoleum.

Mrs. Guy will be entombed next to her husband, the late Charles A. Guy, longtime editor and publisher of the Lubbock Avalanche Journal. She had been a resident of Park Place Towers for several years.

She was the fourth of four daughters born to Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Moore, a pioneer family of Matador in Motley County. Her father was a widely-known rancher and businessman.

She was active for many years in the First Presbyterian Church of Lubbock, serving as a volunteer in many church programs as well as participating in women's groups and Bible study groups.

She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Daughters of Texas. She participated in previous years in the PEO and the Order of the Eastern Star.

She was a member of the Women's Department of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and was one of the original volunteers for the Rotary Club of Lubbock's Cerebral Palsy Center and the Presbyterian Church Food Bank.

She was an avid bridge player. She lived her life in strict accordance with her ranching work ethic and the teachings of her church. She became interested in the field of alcoholism and drug abuse more than 50 years ago, long before such diseases were in "vogue."

She could see even in those early days the number of lives which were at stake in this country. She continued to add her voice to this field, now recognized as a most serious health and economic factor.

She had traveled extensively with her husband, visiting Europe on several occasions as well as other parts of the world. With her husband, she was the guest of several presidents in the White House and was well acquainted with numerous persons holding high political office in the state and nation.

After her husband's death, she traveled extensively, including trips to Europe, the Far East, Scotland, Hawaii, Alaska and other places with her granddaughter, Miss Victoria Guy of Denton.

She had been a strong supporter of Texas Tech, donating money to several scholarships, including those named for her husband and her sons, Dorrance and George.

She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Charles A. Guy Jr. of Tucson, Ariz.; and a grandson, Charles A. Guy II of Amarillo.

Survivors include two sons, Dorrance H. Guy and wife, Jane, of Aledo and George M. Guy and wife, Leslie, of Amarillo; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a niece, Mrs. Lou Diekemper; and other nieces and nephews.

The family suggests, in lieu of flowers, memorials be to a favorite charity.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 11, 2002

New Mexico

Wilma Stratton

TUCUMCARI, N.M. - Wilma Stratton, 77, died Friday, March 8, 2002.

Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. today in Tucumcari Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Iola Allender, minister of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Dunn Funeral Home of Tucumcari.

Mrs. Stratton was born Sept. 9, 1924, in Logan. She was a lifetime resident of Tucumcari.

Survivors include her husband, Bill; two daughters, Susan Scribner of Meridian, Idaho, and Karen Loving of Hobbs; and a sister, Lillian McCoy of Marfa, Texas.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 11, 2002

D.G. Hand

CLOVIS, N.M. - D.G. "Bub" Hand, 90, died Saturday, March 9, 2002.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Parkland Baptist Church with Dr. Larry Sanders and Doug Brooks, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Friona Cemetery at Friona.

Mr. Hand married Lavonia Taylor on Dec. 28, 1931, in Clovis. He was a farmer and rancher in Friona, Texas, and Pleasant Hill until his retirement in 1980.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Fern Sanders of Texico; a brother, John Hand of Friona; a sister, Irene Lotspeich of Friona; two grandsons; and two great-granddaughters.

Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Beaver Pioneer Cemetery with Mike Crow officiating. Arrangements are by Clark Funeral Service of Beaver.

Mr. Reynolds married Mary H. "Jackie" Kachel in 1951. He was a World War II veteran, serving in the Navy.

Survivors include his wife; a son, Steven Reynolds of Edmond; a daughter, Vickie Starr of Beaver; and four grandchildren.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 11, 2002

Canyon

Ruby Pearl Bonds

Ruby Pearl Bonds, 90, of Canyon died Saturday, March 9, 2002.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in University Church of Christ at Canyon with Brent Adams, of Southwest Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon.

Mrs. Bonds was born in Seymour on June 22, 1911, to John F. and Mattie Lee Hill. She married Floyd Bonds on Sept. 26, 1928. They farmed south of Canyon for many years.

She worked for the Canyon School District for 25 years and Wal-Mart in Canyon for 10 years. She was a loving, gracious mother, grandmother, aunt, friend and Christian who was highly regarded by all who knew her.

Survivors include four daughters, Thelma Westfall and husband, Jim, of Midland, Billie McDonald and husband, Ray, of Clayton, N.M., Ruby Abbott and husband, Joe, of Canyon, and Peggy Scott and husband, James, of Little Rock, Ark.; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to High Plains Children's Home, 11461 S. Western St., Amarillo, TX 79118.